"I was really bad at the game..." I once played basketball while I was in high school. I was even on the girls’ team and had a jersey with a number to prove it! Now, while I was a member of the Broken Arrow High School girls’ team for one season, I was never once allowed to actually play in a game.   For those who truly know me, they should not be surprised by this fact. You see, playing basketball, you have to have to skills. I really could NOT bounce the ball and walk or ru

"I need to listen to wisdom..." PAIN rang my doorbell again and again! It was insistently demanding my attention. And, getting louder and LOUDER with each passing minute.   I tried to ignore this persistent, unwelcome, and annoying noise…not daring to peek through the peephole of life…   “Maybe it’s a salesman, and the bothersome interloper will go away and disappear soon!” I reasoned.   “Ah! Not so lucky!” I realized with a loud sigh! “And WHAT is that other sound I’m hearin

"I'm beginning to understand..." I never understood what “The Sacred Heart of Jesus” was or even what it meant! But I was intrigued by some of my friends and family members.   Now I am beginning to see! I’m starting to understand. As I draw close to Christ and close to His Cross, when I endure my own sufferings, I learn to press into His heart. And I see His passion. His sacred heart!   Christ did not just suffer betrayal and scourging. He did not just endure mockery and reje